The study, which can be found here, says hits that don't result in concussions can still lead to brain abnormalities that linger for at least six months. It also showed that the players who suffered the most head blows had evidence of damage to the brain's protective barrier, along with changes in brain structure and function.

Not because the piece was fantastic, which it was, but because the NFL commissioner, according to Van Natta Jr., has told people close to him he is “terrified” a player will one day die on the field.

The league is taking steps to make the game safer, and every youth league should do the same.

If you're like me, you'll want your son to play a sport he enjoys — while also worrying that the sport he likes the most will be the one you do, too.

No name change for SportsTime Ohio

Francois McGillicuddy, the new senior vice president and general manager of Fox Sports Ohio, is an interesting man. He has an extensive television and financial background, and he once ran a Shakespeare festival in Pennsylvania.

We'll have much more on McGillicuddy in the coming week in this blog and in Crain's print edition, but there is one thing I want to pass along now after meeting the former executive of the Speed channel: There won't be a name change, at least initially, for SportsTime Ohio.

McGillicuddy said Fox Sports Ohio, which purchased SportsTime Ohio from the Indians in December for about $235 million, won't change the network's moniker as the Tribe's first season under Fox Sports' extensive regional channel umbrella gets set to start.

“I think it resonates with fans,” McGillicuddy said of the SportsTime Ohio brand.

Don't splurge on him

NFL free agency kicks off at 4 p.m. Tuesday, but teams can begin negotiating with agents tonight at midnight.

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